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A basic income really could end poverty forever
This fact is even more striking when we consider that the cost of eradicating poverty in any developed country is around 1 percent of GDP. An individual unemployment benefit set at the poverty line (around $1,200 a month) and granted to all jobless individuals regardless of their place in the family structure would not only pull everyone out of pov... See more
Daniel Zamora • The Case Against a Basic Income
Currently, the most popular of these methods of redistribution is, as mentioned earlier, the universal basic income (UBI). At its core, the idea is simple: every citizen (or every adult) in a country receives a regular income stipend from the government—no strings attached. A UBI would differ from traditional welfare or unemployment benefits in tha
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